Perceptions of family relationship factors and depressive symptoms in adolescents: What roles do parents and gender play?

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 127-139

  Eshbaugh, Elaine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Depressive symptoms; Family relationships; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 37349023920     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-007-9143-4     Document Type: Article

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